Embroidered fabric



Nov. 9, 1937. J SCHFTER 2,098,29 l

EMBROIDERED FABRIC Filed Jan. 26, 1953 ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 9, 1937 UNi'rED stares PATENT orgies 3 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in embroidered fabrics.

One of the objects of this invention is to modify the conventional double-thread diagonally-disposed cross-stitching of an embroidered fabric so as to produce a fabric having new designs of cross-stitching and particularly to provide a design including a six-sided hexagonal figure which will comprise exposed threads or stitchings composed of cross-threads or crossstitches with one or a plurality of exposed longitudinal threads or stitches arranged between the cross-stitches to provide hexagonal figures of varying longitudinal extent, instead of the usual four-sided parallelograms comprising the conventional diagonally-disposed cross-stitching.

Still another object of my invention is to produce a double-'thread cross-stitched embroidered fabric having units of embroidery stitching, each comprising diagonally-disposed crossstitehes in continuous series or connection with one or a plurality of longitudinal stitches. By thus utilizing the 4cross-stitches in continuous series or connection with one or a plurality of longitudinal stitches, a hexagon of a given width may be produced and by employing the crossstitches in connection with a plurality of successive longitudinal stitches I am enabled to modify the appearance of the aforesaid hexagonal or six-sided figure.

Still another object of my invention is to pro- Y vide an embroidered fabric having an ernb'roidered stitching the appearance of which may be noticeably changed or modified by simply changing the height or width of the stitches.

Still another object of my invention is to provide embroidery stitching of the type hereinabove specified that may be produced by suitable machinery and preferably by the modification of a conventional universal-feed embroidery machine.

With these and other objects in view, the invention comprises in one of its adaptations, the species or preferred form illustrated in the accompanying drawing in whichz Fig. 1 is a plan view of a piece of embroidered fabric having a composite stitch embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a similar view of a piece of embroidered fabric having a modified form of stitch embodying my invention;

Figs. 3 and 4 are views similar to Figs. l and 2 showing my designs applied over the tapes;

Figs. 5 to 8 are views showing stitch designs similar to Figs. 1 and 2 respectively, but have the parallel rows of stitching narrowed;

Fig. 9 is an enlarged view in plan showing composite design-forming threads of the design illustrated in Figs. l, 3, 5 and '7 and showing thev loops or chains produced on the opposite side of the fabric in dotted lines; i

Fig. 10 is a bottom view of an embroidered fabric of the type shown in Fig. 9.

Referring now to this drawing my invention enables the/production of embroidered fabrics having new designs of cross-stitching and particularly enables the production of an embroidered fabric having a design including a six-sided hexagonal figure such as shown in Figs. 1 to 9 and which will comprise exposed threads or stitches composed of cross-threads or cross-stitches I and 2 crossing each other intermediate their ends, each being connected with one or a plurality of exposed longitudinal threads or stitches IEL and 2El arranged between the crossthreads or stitches to provide hexagonal figures of varying longitudinal extent instead of providing fabrics having the usual four-sided parallelogram obtained by the conventional diagonally disposed cross-stitching or crossthreading. y

It will be understood that conventional fabrics were heretofore provided with stitchings having two threads provided with diagonal portions crossing each other intermediate their ends to produce between the two rows of chain stitchings a four-sided parallelogram or iigurevand that by the use of my invention, I modify the stitching design required and change the direction of some o-f the stitches to produce .a fabric having the hexagonal or six-sided design as hereinabove specified.

In the preferred form of my invention illus- Y trated, I produce a fabric provided with what I shall term a double unit of embroidery stitching comprising two like units and each of these units will be formed by a single thread and will comprise one or more diagonally disposed exposed cross-threads or stitches in continuous series or connection with one or a plurality of exposed,E longitudinal threads or stitches, the said cross threads in a double unit crossing each other intermediate their ends, and the longitudinal stitches of a double unit being disposed parallel to each other, and by the use of my invention, I am enabled to produce a fabric having a double stitch design in which the stretch of the exposed threads or stitches will vary from one another and particularly in which the crossbeneath the exposed threads or stitches a tape 48, and in Figs. 3 and 4, I have shown tapes 48 inserted beneath the exposed threads of the thread designs.

Having described my invention, I claim:-

1.V An embroidered fabric comprising, in combination, a piece of fabric having embroidered therein composite stitching composed of a pair of threads, said stitching embodying successively interconnected stitches presenting on one face of the fabric stitches disposed in spaced parallel rows and cross-stitches disposed transversely of said spaced parallel rows of longitudinal stitches and intersecting each other intermediate their ends,V said stitches being interconnected with each other on the revers side of the fabric.

2. An embroidered fabric comprising, in combination, a piece o f fabric havingV embroidered therein composite stitching composed of a pair of threads, said stitching embodying diagonallydisposedtcross-stitches and longitudinal stitches onrone face of the fabric and interconnected on the reverse side of the fabric, the cross-stitches intersecting each other intermediate their ends and said cross and longitudinal stitches being disposed in relation to each other at an angle greater than a right angle, the said stitching on one face of the fabric being employed to produce hexagonal figures in said composite stitching.

3. An embroidered fabric comprising, in combination, a piece of vfabric having embroidered therein composite stitching composed -of a pair of threads, each of said threads having a plurality of cross-stitches disposed at an acute angle in relation to the corresponding stitches of the other.v of said threads, said cross-stitches being connected with a plurality of longitudinal stitches, the cross-stitches having diagonal porhexagonal figures, and one side of each of said hexagonal figures will comprise a plurality of stitches.'

JOSEPH SCHIFI'ER. 

